[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas]

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Postcard with the image of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas. The Williamson County Courthouse is shown surrounded by parked 1920's style automobiles and people. A brass band plays their instruments from the bed of a truck. Buildings can be seen through the trees to the right of the courthouse on 7th street and rows of businesses on the left on 8th street. Buildings are on the south side of the square. Image is taken looking at 8th street from Main St. towards S. Austin St. The building on the left is identified as the Lesesne-Stone Building (1884) and the last … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 26 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1929~.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2013 and was provided by the Williamson Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 409 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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The Williamson Museum contributes over one hundred photographs and contributes to the Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas collection. Ranging from the 1860s to the 1970s, the photos depict historical transportation methods used in Texas.

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Postcard with the image of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas. The Williamson County Courthouse is shown surrounded by parked 1920's style automobiles and people. A brass band plays their instruments from the bed of a truck. Buildings can be seen through the trees to the right of the courthouse on 7th street and rows of businesses on the left on 8th street. Buildings are on the south side of the square. Image is taken looking at 8th street from Main St. towards S. Austin St. The building on the left is identified as the Lesesne-Stone Building (1884) and the last building on the left with the pitched roof as the Steele Store/Makemson Hotel (ca. 1970-1911).

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1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 26 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2013

The 2013 edition of Rescuing Texas History brings together thousands of items that reflect the history and preserve the legacy of the Texas of the past. They include photographs, letters, and more.

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John Sharpe Collection

The Sharpe family photographs and documents contain historical images of family members, biographies and texts of news articles, and more.

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  • 1929~

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  • June 23, 2014, 12:53 a.m.

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  • 30.636618, -97.677057

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[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas], postcard, 1929~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth426883/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Williamson Museum.

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